Sri Lanka takes the advantage over West Indies in Colombo with strong deliveries from Tillakaratne Dilshan
Sri Lanka came out on top after day three of the second Test in Colombo versus the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 with part-time off-spinner
Tillakaratne Dilshan taking away two wickets in three deliveries.
Dilshan has been credited with Sri Lanka’s strong performance over the West Indies, having stopped Darren Bravo from completing a key wicket, Dilshan prevented him from taking away a maiden Test century.
Soon after that the intrepid Dilshan removed Brendan Nash, leaving the tourists in a difficult situation at 165-5.
The best performance for the West Indies was Kemar Roach, who took 5-100 while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 reported 387-9.
Kumar Sangakkara added 15 runs to his total when he was dismissed for 150. He complimented his team-mate on his game on his game saying, "Dilshan's got that little magic touch, when he comes on he just
manages to do something."
The Sri Lankan captain kept the whole innings running smoothly when he sent away his equivalent, Darren Sammy in the first half of the day.
Slow left armed bowler Rangana Herath and cicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajantha-c42419 Mendis was clean bowled up to
20 minutes in the first half of the day. Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Barath-c42094 was then trapped leg before wicket by Nuwan Kulasekara.
After lunch, West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle fell for 30 however Dwayne Bravo and Brendan Nash both made strong plays for a smoother rest of the innings.
When asked about Sri Lanka’s game strategy the captain said that he is interested in seeing his team reach their full potential, and he likes to see players from diverse backgrounds come together in the
name of the sport that they love. “In Sri Lanka we have so much variety in our side – orthodox and unorthodox, old and young, power players and touch players,” Sangakkara said in an interview with the Al-Jazeera news network.
Comparing Sri Lanka’s style to others Sangakkara said, “We have left-arm fast bowlers that other sides struggle to produce. We don't hesitate to chuck even the new ball to a spinner.”
The captain concluded that the Sri Lankan team has come a long way since its debut, and he stressed that in order to get the best results possible from your players, you have to give them room to express
themselves in their game, “We need to accept players doing what they are good at.”
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